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Sometimes, an old story could be so meaningful that people can learn a lot from it. There were once three sons of a (36) businessman. Whenever they met, the two eldest, who were twins, used to (37) about which of them should take over his father’s business. The youngest, who was not the least (38) took no part in their (39) . Before they left home, the father arranged for an (40) income to be provided for each of them but insisted that apart from this they were able to be (41) self-supporting.
The elder twin, who had the advantage of good looks and a striking (42) took up the stage as a career. He was often (43) for his parts and was accordingly unpopular with his fellow actors.
(44) So, he became an artist. But he was not successful either.
(45) The youngest son, who had no special artistic talent, worked hard and was awarded a university scholarship. (46) . He lived a happy life with his salary and his father’s allowance.